Handbags at dawn as creative director quits

Marcus Leroux

Tuesday June 11 2013, 1.00am, The Times

Emma Hill will leave the company at an unspecified date

Marcus Leroux

Tuesday June 11 2013, 1.00am, The Times

The woman credited with transforming Mulberry into a global brand and introducing legions of fashionistas to the “Alexa” and the “Del Ray” is leaving the luxury handbag maker after reportedly clashing with the management.

Shares in Mulberry plunged 8 per cent to 980p after the company confirmed that Emma Hill, its creative director for six years, would leave at an unspecified date.

Ms Hill, above, arrived from in 2007 and oversaw a series of “must-have” bags, including those named after Alexa Chung, the television presenter and DJ, and Lana Del Rey, the singer, helping to send Mulberry’s share price soaring more than tenfold, while revenue quadrupled.

However, the shares have more than halved since Bruno Guillon succeeded Godfrey Davis as chief executive last year. Mr